Yan Lu

University of Missouri

Yan Lu is a 2013 White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) scholar, and the recipient of a $2500 grant to study in Washington D.C.

Yan, a native of China, is interning as a data assistant for NPR’s StateImpact project in Washington, DC. Her particular focus is on data mining and visualization. Yan Lu earned an undergraduate degree from Peking University and received a master’s degree in journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism in December of 2012. She participated in Missouri’s Washington Program in the fall of 2012.

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Jaime Dunaway of Carl Junction, Missouri, receives a $3,000 grant. Jaime is a first-year graduate student focusing on international reporting… Read more